Inside the Phillies with MLB.com beat writer Todd Zolecki

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From Elias Sports Bureau:

“Roy Halladay allowed a run and five hits over seven innings and earned a 7-1 victory over the Marlins, lifting his career won-lost record to 190-92 (.674). Halladay became only the 10th pitcher in major-league history to reach the 190-wins mark with 92-or-fewer losses. The only other pitchers to do that in the post-World War II era were Whitey Ford in 1963 (who was 190-74), Juan Marichal in 1969 (190-87) and Pedro Martinez in 2005 (190-78).”

I’m guessing the six pitchers to achieve this feat before the World War II era had nicknames like Old Hoss, Three Fingers, Old Pete and Big Train.

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Freddy Galvishad a memorable night. The rookie has two of the team’s seven extra-base hits and four of the team’s 15 RBIs through five games.

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Darn, I’m going to the game on Saturday, April 28th. I’ll miss your signing by a day. You and Jim are two of my favorite sportswriters/ sportcasters along with Leslie Guidel. I would have loved to meet you in person. I agree with you about liking Manuel sticking with Monday’s lineup. I think consistency is key to get the offensive cohesive.

Froze my butt off last night, but I’ll never miss a chance to see Doc pitch. The way they scored in the 5-run inning was not traditional Phillies, but, whatever it takes. I loved how Galvis responded to the “Freddy” chants with that big 2 out hit. He’s not in Reading anymore.

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